New BCS Projections: SEC, Big Ten get two teams in
It’s Tuesday, we’re tired of talking about Cam Newton, and the new BCS standings are out. So let’s update our projections.
BCS Championship: No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 2 Auburn.
Update: Just about every team that plays for the BCS national championship dodges at least one bullet along the way. For Oregon that was last Saturday night against California. Cal missed a 29-yard field goal that would have given the Bears the lead. Auburn (11-0) still has to win at Alabama and has to beat South Carolina for the second time this season when they meet in the SEC championship game on Dec. 4.
Rose: Wisconsin vs. Boise State.
Update: If Wisconsin, Ohio State, and Michigan State all finish at 11-1 the tiebreaker will go to the highest ranked team in the BCS Standings. That will be Wisconsin after the Badgers hung 83 on Indiana last Saturday. Boise State (9-0) still has three games left (Fresno State, Nevada, Utah State) but if the Broncos win out I beleive they will jump over TCU (which has one game left with 1-9 New Mexico) into the No. 3 spot. If Oregon goes to the big game, the Rose has to take Boise.
Sugar: LSU vs. Ohio State.
Update: LSU has to beat Ole Miss on Saturday, which it will do. But then the Tigers have a very interesting trip to Little Rock to face Arkansas on Nov. 27. Win both games and the Tigers are close to a lock for New Orleans if Auburn is in the big game. The Sugar will look at 12-0 TCU but I believe they will pass and take 11-1 Ohio State for the television ratings.
Orange: Virginia Tech vs. TCU.
Update: If the Sugar takes Ohio State, the Orange will basically have a choice between undefeated TCU and 11-1 Stanford. Michigan State can’t go at 11-1 because two Big Ten teams have already been picked. A two-loss SEC team can’t go because two SEC teams have been chosen.
Fiesta: Nebraska vs. West Virginia.
Update: The Fiesta gets the Big 12 champ and right now I’m leaning towards Nebraska. The Big East champions gets an automatic bid regardless of its record or ranking and so the Fiesta is praying that West Virginia wins that league. Looks like it will come down to the Backyard Brawl between Pittsburgh (5-4) and West Virginia (6-3) on Nov. 26. With West Virginia on the other side the Fiesta has a chance to sell some tickets. Don’t forget South Florida (6-3) which controls its destiny in the Big East.
Stanford (9-1) has games remaining with Oregon State and California. The Cardinal could finish 11-1 and be left out of the BCS unless Auburn stumbles down the stretch. Because if Auburn loses and either Boise or TCU moves into the BCS championship game, the Rose doesn’t have to take a non-automatic qualifier. The Rose would then be free to take Stanford to play Wisconsin, which is the game they want if Oregon is not available.
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3rdN8
November 16th, 2010
8:30 am
Let’s not make Nick mad.
I watched the replay of the AU-UGA game last night. The dirty play from AU was not as bad as it seemed on Saturday.
In fact, there were only three plays that Fairley should have either been flagged, or ejected; (a) grinding his cage into Murray’s face (no flag), (b) Very (make that VERY) late hit on Murray, plus spearing. (He was flagged on this play, but still think an ejection was appropriate. (c) shot at Murray’s knee late in the game (No flag, but he should have been ejected anyway (see “b” above).
I’m not sure what the SEC’s response to all of this is. I’m not sure if the refs will call it closer in Bryant-Denny.
I am sure we have to play this beast in ten days, so our OL had better grow some big ones.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 16th, 2010
8:32 am
@reality sets in…
Your two loss bama team lost to two teams AU beat..Maybe you will beat us, but if not, Were going to gloat like hell for 364 days!!!!!
RxDawg
November 16th, 2010
8:32 am
So we should all just sit by and let Auburn openly cheat in the name of winning games? No one should say anything so we don’t sound like we are “whining” or being “little bit#%*”…
Whatever, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Sad thing is, I don’t think UGA was better than Auburn this year and they really didn’t have to cheat to beat us. No one can defy the rules of the game for so long and for so out in the open without getting retribution.
Rebel Ace
November 16th, 2010
8:33 am
Ole Miss beats LSU — for the THIRD straight year. Geaux you no where. LSU.
Jean Cheezedik
November 16th, 2010
8:33 am
Tom: Clear them this week? You must be kidding. If they are “cleared” it sure won’t be this week, sport. Yes, I’m a huge Obama fan. My credo is whatever it takes to fulfill my agenda.
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/video-fairley-bloodies-uga-qb-with-facemask-29242
RxDawg
November 16th, 2010
8:34 am
“I’m not sure what the SEC’s response to all of this is. I’m not sure if the refs will call it closer in Bryant-Denny.”
I doubt it 3rdn8… I’m 100% convinced the refs do little things to help protect the SEC undfeated BCS candidate teams. Year after year it happens. You guys are going to have to straight up beat the dirty Tigers to win the game. ANY close calls will go Auburn’s way.
Paul in RDU
November 16th, 2010
8:35 am
“The Sugar will take Ohio State for the TV ratings” – pretty much says it all about the BCS.
Charlie Bama
November 16th, 2010
8:36 am
No doubt Bama will have it’s hands full with Auburn. But Auburn –to explain it the way they would– “aint that good on the road” And that’s true. The AU road games have been at Ms State, Ole Miss, and Kaintucky –all tiny, cute stadium environments of about 55k fans who assume their team will lose. Bryant-Denny and 101,000 loud, expressive Bama fans is a different world for the Barners. The 12th man will make a difference on Nov. 26.
Don
November 16th, 2010
8:36 am
Love watching Tony and Mark on same TV show – there is a lot of pent up rage and anger between those two – best show would be to put the in a cage and let ‘em duke it out – my best on Mark.
Reality Sets In
November 16th, 2010
8:36 am
Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, alas, only a great Tide of Crimson could cleanse such filth as this I see before me.
3rdN8
November 16th, 2010
8:37 am
AU-UGA replay followup.
If I were an UGA fan, I’d be feeling a bit better about my program right now. I saw a UGA defense flying to the ball all day, and Murray is the best RS Freshman QB in the conference…….plus he is tough as nails.
That game hinged on two, or three plays in the fourth quarter. AU made those plays, but they’ve been making those plays all year.
I don’t know if Richt stays or goes, but am guessing 2011 will be a much better season in Athens…either way.
Don
November 16th, 2010
8:37 am
Yes, do not make Nick mad – he might go to the NFL and fall on his face again
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 16th, 2010
8:38 am
For my Iron Bowl Tailgate picnic, I guess I better decide what cheese goes best with RED (crimson) WHINE, so I can be neighborly and offer some to our hosts at Brian Dennehy stadium.
Charlie Bama
November 16th, 2010
8:41 am
fyi — Actual CFB fans. TrishaDishaWarEagle is that unemployed kid who lives on his Momma’s basment couch. Ignore him like you do every day. Just so you’ll know.
Don
November 16th, 2010
8:41 am
LSU in the Sugar makes for good TV – TCU would be blown out since they are a fraud like Utah, BSU and Oregon and Les Miles would love sending his defense again against The Ohio State University. The D is starting to score more points than the O. He made them look like children a few years ago when he won the Crystal and they deserve the chance to look out of place again.
Reality Sets In
November 16th, 2010
8:42 am
@TrishaDishaWarEagle
Stick with your standard menu:
“Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting,
Lizard’s leg, and howlet’s wing,–
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.”
Your season has been magical. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Sleep well…
3rdN8
November 16th, 2010
8:43 am
side note.
Three traditions that I hate in SEC football: (a) the “Rammer Jammer” thing at Bama, (b) Cowbells, and (c) Throwing toilet paper up in a tree.
So thank you UGA fans….watching the tree burn brought a smile to my face.
Paul in RDU
November 16th, 2010
8:44 am
Someone’s reading Macbeth this morning.
DC
November 16th, 2010
8:44 am
Ohhh my! he rubbed his facemask on murrays…ban him! ban him! you guys are babies…only ONE hit was illegal and he was flagged for it…you act like this is the first time someone has done this…are you sure you are UGA fans? you are acting like you are GT fans with all this crying…
Charlie Bama
November 16th, 2010
8:44 am
I keep hearing Oregon and BSU and TCU are frauds. And they probably are, but they are good (I mean, seriously good) on offense, especially TCU and Oregon. Whoever ends up playing them, pay attention or you’ll get burned.
TonyBFan
November 16th, 2010
8:45 am
Tony- Your entire selection is off with the begining. It’s South Carolina in the Sugar. Yep. Auburn gets their ass handed to them after ‘Bama rolls up 175 yards of rushing in their first half assault on a depleted Auburn defensive line. Their out of the NC hunt, their spirit is broken, and the Ol’ Ball Coach smells the blood in the water. THE – DREAM – IS – OVAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
3rdN8
November 16th, 2010
8:46 am
Charlie Bama – re: Trish
Your post is pure bunk…..according to “her”.
She’s a BS/ME from AU, and makes more money than Gates. I think she only posts on here when her Beemer (9000 series) is having its Champaign dispenser refilled.
DC
November 16th, 2010
8:48 am
TonyBFan…depleated?…the two kids were our backups..we are ok…worry about how your FRESHMEN defense will handle CAM&Co…exactly…you wont…no one has and he will do exactly what he did to ogletree…toy with the safety all night and make big plays with arm and leg
Charlie Bama
November 16th, 2010
8:49 am
TonyBFan – Let’s keep our fingers crossed. I think the showdown in Tuscaloosa is Bama’s to loose, not Auburn’s to win. Got 10 days for the whole sordid Newton affair to clarify itself–he may not play on Nov. 26. Either way, the Barners are a bit apprehensive.
Dawg Fan
November 16th, 2010
8:52 am
It’s obvious that there’s one Auburn fan with no life and no job who’s posting on these blogs. Here you go Auburn fan, I’ll explain it to you because I know you’re too dumb to figure this out on your own. Fairley’s late hits> where he lifts the quarterback’s legs out from under him and drives him into the ground is some of the dirtiest football I’ve ever seen played. Newsflash: It ain’t hard to do what Fairley is doing> Fairley thinks he’s found some new thing, which is to late the quarterback and try in injure him. Thing is, geniuses, no other defender in college football player does that. Why? Because those guys tend to respect one another, a fellow football player, and really don’t want to see anyone hurt. And also b/c what comes around goes around, the unwritten rule. You just don’t see players trying to hurt each other. What is remarkable, in Fairley’s case, Auburn fans and this moron think he’s doing something special. It’s so easy for any defender to hit a quarterback late and take their legs out and drive him into the ground. Why don’t they just do that all the time? Like I’ve already said, you just don’t see players do that. Players generally respect each other too much to do that. Fairley is a raging idiot, and other defenders in the league just look at him and shake their heads. So just to clue you in, Auburn fan, your player is dirty and he’s not doing anything extraordinary. Just b/c he knows how to body splash a redshirt freshman quarterback on a late hit is nothing special. Dawgfans know this. And, I’ll tell you, that we as fans would not put up with a player like that. Georgia football isn’t played that way. We’ve had some great defensive players, Pollack, Greg Blue, Thomas Davis, some of the meanest players you’ll ever watch. But did they ever do what this idiot does? No. They were dominant players and didn’t have to stoop that low to get a reaction. Your player does it and you morons just cheer on. It’s nothing special. It’s nothing new. It’s not hard to do. Get over yourselves. Fairley will get his one day, and when he does, he deserves it. And, I hope it’s in the Bama game coming up. ROLL TIDE
rokdawg
November 16th, 2010
8:52 am
Tony:
Check out a guy named Milton McGregor … owner of Macon County Greyhound Park. HUGE and VERY wealthy Auburn alum … game $1 million in 2008 for bb arena … invested $16 million in Bobby Lowder’s bank before it went belly up.
McGregor and ten other people were arrested in Alabama on 10/4/2010 by the FBI in a massive bribing scandal. This is where, apparantly, the FBI overheard McGregor and others discussing paying for Newton (and perhaps other Auburn palyers).
This is the motherlode!! Please do some homework on this today and give us more details tomorrow. Bye, Bye Auburn!!!
Charlie Bama
November 16th, 2010
8:55 am
RokDawg: Ever seen that Greyhound Racer McGregor guy? Funny, sad and bizarre all rolled into one. I had no idea he was an Aubie –that makes it even funnier. Meakes Mr. Yellerwood look rational. Funny.
fishtales
November 16th, 2010
8:57 am
Keep smack talking Aubbie fans. This Camgate is much much much deeper. Think illegal bingo at a casino, FBI wiretaps, players/recruits getting filled ATM cards from Colonial, Cecils chiurch paid for in casino chips, etc. etc. etc. It’s not just Cam…Auburn is going to lose SACS and get punted right out of the SEC. Sound too farfetched or just another Bammer dreaming? Cut and paste this post and hang onto it. This ain’t no Eric Ramsey saga. Pat Dye, Bobby Lowder and Yella Fella have killed you guys this time around.
3rdN8
November 16th, 2010
8:57 am
Dawg Fan
You’re right. I forgot the QB tackles where Fairley picked Murray up and slammed him on his back. He managed to put Mallet out of the Arkansas game (and two more games as well) with that move.
Has the SEC not responded to any of this?
DC
November 16th, 2010
8:59 am
Dawg Fan…your statements are so hypocritical…talking about respect yadda yadda…”I want him dead against bama”…oh and Greg blue or Davis never had a hit that wasn’t controversial…nevvvvvvvver…typical head hunters…kind of plays that oh…they ban in the NFL…
Show me in the rule book where it says not to do what fairley is doing…ie the tackling…not the late hit..we have ALL clarified auburn fans and any fan that that hit is not acceptable at all..and I’ll move along…but good luck b/c its not illegal in college football right now..and again..you dont want him to tear your QB up..stop him…he blow your OL up all night…and you had to go to dirty football with chop blocks…get over yourself..and its pathetic you cheer for another team b/c you got whooped up on..P A T H E T I C
Charlie Bama
November 16th, 2010
9:01 am
fishtales — Wow. That’s bold. But you are probably right on one count, Newtongate is just the beginning. Once the NCAA and FBI start digging, other things surface and nobody (I mean NO-BODY)at Auburn will like what happens next.
Dawg Fan
November 16th, 2010
9:03 am
Whetever Auburn fan w/ many names. How many times do you see defenders do that? Never.
Tom
November 16th, 2010
9:03 am
Hey Dawg Fan — thanks for the novel. And please, save the sanctimonious bull crap for someone else….
Yellow Jacket 89
November 16th, 2010
9:05 am
Both UGA and GT will be invited to the Toilet Bowl.
DC
November 16th, 2010
9:05 am
I promise this is only account I have sir. But, truthfully I haven’t seen many defenders do what he does…but I haven’t heard many people being compared to Warren Sapp either….so I’ll take it.
Dawg Fan
November 16th, 2010
9:06 am
Bottom line is you don’t see it in college football. And it’s nothing special. It’s cowardly and payback will be a b!tch
Roy Barnes
November 16th, 2010
9:06 am
If you morons would have voted for me, UGA would be in the SEC Championship Game!
Obama
November 16th, 2010
9:07 am
Without a Black quarterback, UGA will always be 2nd rate.
Dawg Fan
November 16th, 2010
9:08 am
OK that’s all the time I have to impart wisdom on you AU fan. I can’t sit here all day and night like you do, I’ve got work to do. Just remember what I’ve said.
Reggie Ball
November 16th, 2010
9:09 am
If LSU wins out and Auburn beats Alabama but loses to South Carolina, which 1-loss SEC team (LSU or Auburn) misses out on a BCS bid?
Reality Sets In
November 16th, 2010
9:10 am
@Paul in RDU
No better analogy for Auburn’s magical season easily comes to mind.
May the Auburn Family© dream well, for the Great Oaks of the Druid City sway in anticipation of their arrival.
EagleTech
November 16th, 2010
9:10 am
Go Tech! Beat chop block U! Funny how the UGA bench clears and runs on to the field and the Thugs from AU remain on their sideline. ThugaU! Nothing new…
PMC
November 16th, 2010
9:12 am
I’d rather not watch another rematch (LSU vs Ohio State) in another BCS game.
What if 3 loss South Carolina somehow wins the SEC? How would that throw a wrench into things?
Auburn would still go somewhere right?
Got D?
November 16th, 2010
9:13 am
Cam just scored another TD against the uga D!
Coach Richt
November 16th, 2010
9:14 am
I’ve decided since I’ve destroyed the program with thugs and horrible coaches, if my weak offensive line can’t stop one guy on defense, we’ll start a fight on my way out of the SEC in hopes he will get suspended. Did you hear the 4th worst team in College Football that beat us is interested in hiring me for a job? I’m thinking they want me to just end their football program for good so they can save money and just go skiing. I’m wondering if the kids will like Colorado.
3rdN8
November 16th, 2010
9:14 am
Reality Sets In
Sometimes I wax poetic as well……..just can’t remember where I put the wax.
PMC
November 16th, 2010
9:14 am
Guys the SEC is not going to suspend Fairley. If it were going to happen it would have happened by now. The only truly bushleague dirty hit was the spear to the back of Murray which could have harmed both of them. He was penalized in the game. If the SEC wanted to suspend him from the Iron bowl it would have happened already.
RxDawg
November 16th, 2010
9:15 am
“so I’ll take it.”
Of course you will. The nation is discovering what the Auburn institution and it’s fans think of sportsmanship, morals and ethics. The only thing more sad than watching Auburn play paid players and take dirty hits with intent to injur the opposing team… is their fans trying to justify it.
3rdN8
November 16th, 2010
9:16 am
PMC
I’d have to agree. I’m sure the SEC office has reviewed the game tapes by now, and something would have been mentioned.
T3
November 16th, 2010
9:18 am
The most important prediction of all:
In 2011, the US Department of Justice will formalize
their recent review of BCS into a full-blown investigation
that will…ONCE AND FOR ALL…termainte the fraduluent cartel
known as the BCS.
And, then we can finally put Barnhart out to pasture where he beliongs.